vsftpd FTP Server 'deny_file' Option Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2007-5962
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Memory leak in a certain Red Hat patch, applied to vsftpd 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora 6 through 8, and on Foresight Linux and rPath appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of CWD commands, as demonstrated by an attack on a daemon with the deny_file configuration option.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002567
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002567 - vsftpd FTP Server 'deny_file' Option Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- foresight_linux appliances
- redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
- redhat fedora 6
- redhat fedora 7
- redhat fedora 8
- rpath appliance_platform_agent